Channing

English or Irish
"people of Cana or wolf cub"

Channing Origin and Meaning

The name Channing is a boy's name of English, Irish origin meaning "people of Cana or wolf cub".

Channing is a sophisticated surname name whose use is probably linked to actor Channing Tatum and Channing Crowder, former linebacker for the Miami Dolphins.

# 913 in the US

Channing Rank in US Top 1000

# 1097 on Nameberry

Channing Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Channing Popularity

Famous People Named Channing

  • Channing Matthew Tatum
    American actor
  • Channing Thomas Frye
    American basketball player
  • Channing Harris Cox
    American politician; 49th Governor of Massachusetts
  • (Randolph) Channing Crowder
    American NFL player
  • Channing Moore Williams
    American bishop and missionary in China and Japan
  • Channing Hansen
    American artist; brother of singer Beck Hansen
  • Channing Pollock
    American magician and actor
  • Channing "Chan" Carson Low
    American cartoonist; son of actress Carol Channing
  • Channing Toney
    American basketball player; son of basketball player Andrew Toney

Channing in Pop Culture

  • Channing Creighton "C.C." Capwell
    character on American soap "Santa Barbara"
  • Channing
    TX, town in the Texas panhandle